buck Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Arrrgggghhhh ! Oi seen many a good shipboard mate kiss the gunner's daughter for mutterin' such oaths aboard a ship o' the line. Old mate Swami be's a scurvy land lubber oi reckon You learn all this stuff when you've take the Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland I've spliced the mainbrace on many a royal event, Coronation, weddings, royal births. Never for the divorces however,which is a great shame. To you landlubbers, splicing the mainbrace is an extra ration of rum to celebrate. Rum was issued daily to any RN member pver the age of 20 until the 70s when it was stopped. Beer is still permitted aboard Her Majesty's Ships. 2 ounces of rum was issued to Chief and Petty Officers neat, but lower ranks had to have 4 ounces of water added to make it grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Attitude plays a major part in life too, how you handle things. If youre a miserable, self-obsessed mardy arse then a splinter in your finger is going to seem like a lifetime of hell, but if you take a lighter outlook on things and realise there are Christ knows how many people out there who would kill to be on your shoes then even the worst calamity can be overcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Welcome back :clap:where's tha been? Limericks are on the go:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Welcome back :clap:where's tha been? Limericks are on the go:hihi: Who? Me? Im always sniffing around! I never went away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 You seem to know an awful lot about the sea...were you a Buck-aneer perchance? Shouldn't that be in the 'Cost of Supermarket shopping' thread? - That's a hell of a price to pay for corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Who? Me? Im always sniffing around! I never went away! Must have missed your posts then:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Must have missed your posts then:D:D He comes on here if its quiet on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I've spliced the mainbrace on many a royal event, Coronation, weddings, royal births. Never for the divorces however,which is a great shame. To you landlubbers, splicing the mainbrace is an extra ration of rum to celebrate. Rum was issued daily to any RN member pver the age of 20 until the 70s when it was stopped. Beer is still permitted aboard Her Majesty's Ships. 2 ounces of rum was issued to Chief and Petty Officers neat, but lower ranks had to have 4 ounces of water added to make it grog No alcohol on US Navy ships. Drier than Salt Lake city on Sundays. I was aboard a carrier for a few weeks during exercises. Not even the officers got any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 A life on the ocean wave? Not me Harleyman...I got seasick on the Bridlington Belle. Your memory is playing tricks on you, the boats in Bridlington were the Yorkshire Belle(thats still there) and the Bridlington Queen. There was also the Thornwick and the Flamborian at one time:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Your memory is playing tricks on you, the boats in Bridlington were the Yorkshire Belle(thats still there) and the Bridlington Queen. There was also the Thornwick and the Flamborian at one time:hihi: I remember the old Bridlington Queen very well. A trip to Flamboro Head was always part of the holday. This was around the late 40's/early 50s. There used to be an old bloke on board with an accordion who used to sing "I'd like to get you on a slow boat to China" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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